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Nov 22, 2023 | 09:22 PM
  #8176  
I doubt it's the tundra.....probably a ford or Hyundai
Nov 22, 2023 | 09:41 PM
  #8177  
Quote: In other news, this is crazy..... Started our 11:30 drive up to upstate NY this morning, spouse not feeling hot. We stopped just past the Kentucky border at a Walmart for a Covid-test and it was +. Soooooo the inlaws aren't in great health, we turned right around and came home. Sucks!
sorry to hear, hope your spouse feels better soon.

related - when i went to PA in fall i felt bad couple of days before flying up and tested before we left and -ve. get to PA and realized a day later i had no sense of smell. ruh roh. yup, tested +ve so besides driving around sight seeing i was self-isolating mostly. thankfully got my sense of smell back abour 10 days later.

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(Shhhh.... I'm secretly happy to be staying here and just laying around..)
so what's new?

Quote: I doubt it's the tundra.....probably a ford or Hyundai
suspect that image is more about the cybertruck launch on 11/30.
Nov 23, 2023 | 03:45 AM
  #8178  
Quote: I doubt it's the tundra.....probably a ford or Hyundai
The chances of Hyundai being the subject of a "major pickup truck recall" are approximately zero. The Santa Cruz is cool and all, but isn't exactly setting the world on fire.
Nov 23, 2023 | 07:05 AM
  #8179  
Quote: so what's new?
Touche'.

Nobody will come close to us and I don't blame them. A bunch of my friends and their kids are sick too, not sure if it's C-19 but yeah. We weren't the only ones who cancelled out of town plans.

While one of my sisters is on a luxury cruise ship at 90% off.... grrrrr.
Nov 23, 2023 | 07:14 AM
  #8180  
Quote:

‘saw this A8. Awful colour IMO.

and that front end overhang
Can't hide those FWD roots



Nov 23, 2023 | 07:22 AM
  #8181  
This is so much better, design/proportions wise





Nov 23, 2023 | 07:40 AM
  #8182  

Nov 23, 2023 | 07:47 AM
  #8183  
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I think the RWD looks better.
Never really noticed but the lines show it clearly.
Nov 23, 2023 | 08:10 AM
  #8184  
Happy Thanksgiving Club Lexus friends!

Hoping everyone has safe travels. 🚀 🚜 😃
Nov 23, 2023 | 08:52 AM
  #8185  
Quote:
This is a great comparison. I had an A6 which was a great car but it did have the same look as the A8 just on a shorter scale. I have a 5 Series now and prefer the rwd proportions.
Nov 23, 2023 | 11:56 AM
  #8186  
Quote: This is so much better, design/proportions wise



The Mercedes definitely has much better design/proportions
Nov 23, 2023 | 02:29 PM
  #8187  
Quote: Can't hide those FWD roots


Your ignorance is amazing. It's a dedicated AWD platform with RWD priority and the only one in its class designed that way integrally.
Nov 23, 2023 | 02:30 PM
  #8188  
Quote: This is so much better, design/proportions wise


Looks like a pug with a smashed face from that angle, totally imbalanced front to rear. It always bothered me with my LS430/460 that they look stumpy from across a parking lot.

The front wheel is so close to the border of the cars lines it's disruptive, makes it seem like they ran out of room and just stuck it there
Nov 23, 2023 | 02:51 PM
  #8189  
The driver's position is closer to the center of the car that way.
Nov 23, 2023 | 03:36 PM
  #8190  
Quote: Your ignorance is amazing. It's a dedicated AWD platform with RWD priority and the only one in its class designed that way integrally.
Then how did they sell a FWD version of the A8 in Europe?

https://www.motorauthority.com/news/...sale-in-europe
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